HOW WE RECYCLE

About Us Catalyst’s in northern produces recycled manufactures a broad range and specialties from 100% waste paper. With a of mechanical printing paper and . total production capacity of close to 340,000 tonnes, this mill plays an Customers include retailers, publishers, important role in converting materials recovered through municipal commercial printers and paper products recycling programs into high-quality paper for further use. Snowflake manufacturers in North America, Latin America, the Pacific Rim and Europe. With has a Forest Stewardship Council-certified chain-of-custody system. four mills located in and Arizona, Catalyst has a combined annual production capacity of 1.9 million tonnes. A Sustainable Approach Using recovered paper to make new paper products offers a number of advantages. Most » Crofton notably, it puts materials that would otherwise be waste to productive further use. This lightens » Powell River » raw-material demand and reduces the need for and the environmental impacts of waste disposal. » Snowflake And considerably less electricity is required to make new paper from old paper – only about one-third of what’s needed when starting the process with wood chips.

Old Paper Supplies The main ingredients used in the recycling process are old newspapers, magazines and telephone directories, and other previously manufactured paper products. While we’ve become much better at recycling paper in North America, our recovery rate is only a little above 50%, while some European centres approach 75%. In fact, there is currently a shortage of waste paper available at economically viable costs, and export demand is making this situation worse. Better paper recovery, rather than demands for greater recycled content in paper products, should therefore be our top priority.

Making it All Count Catalyst maximizes the value of its supply of old newspapers and magazines by limiting chemical Contact treatment and other processing. This results in more pulp production per tonne of waste paper. The resulting de-inked pulp is slightly duller in colour, but is entirely well-suited for use in Catalyst Paper Corporation newsprint and directory papers. 3600 Lysander Lane, 2nd Floor Richmond, British Columbia Canada V7B 1C3 Recycled Fibre Alone Won’t Work T 604-247-4400 Paper fibres can be recycled only about five times before they begin to disintegrate. If we did not F 604-247-0512 replace failing recycled fibres with new fibre, the world would be without paper in a matter of Catalyst Paper (USA) Inc. months. About 65% of today’s paper production is based on fresh fibre, and some proportion 2101 4th Avenue, Suite 1950 of fresh fibre will always be required. That’s why Catalyst is careful to ensure that its fresh fibre Seattle, Washington supplies are sustainably harvested, and to minimize the environmental footprints of the mills USA 98121 where that fibre is used. T 206-838-2070 F 206-838-2071

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April 2011 Catalyst Cares The Process About Certification A Forest Stewardship Council chain- of-custody system at our Snowflake mill provides assurance that the large majority of the recovered paper used comes from post-consumer sources. This is consistent with Catalyst’s strong support for forest management certification, and for independent 1 2 3 4 validation of the environmental attributes of our products. 1. Waste Paper Waste paper arrives via truck and rail and is stored in segregated piles including old newspapers, old magazines and telephone directories. Such materials are collected through recycling programs in the western and mid-western . “Pre-consumer” waste paper, including such things as printers’ overruns, is also used.

The mark of responsible forestry Cert no. SW-COC-003894 2.  Pulper Waste paper is fed into a pulper – a large rotating drum where chemicals are added to brighten the wood fibres and scrub out ink. Ink particles are loosened and removed from the surface as the fibres rub together, resulting in what is referred to as de-inked pulp. Specific combinations of different types and grades of recovered waste materials are used, depending on the paper the pulp will be used to produce.

3. Cleaning Screens and other mechanical devices separate ink particles from the pulp and remove contaminants. Contaminants range in size from large items such as tin cans, wood and metal; to smaller items such as staples, paper clips, stones and glass. Metal contaminants are recycled, while ink and clay fillers are collected and pressed for composting.

4. Papermaking After multiple screening and cleaning stages, the paper fibres are ready to be turned into paper. A heavily diluted mixture of fibre in water is sprayed across wire screens which capture the fibres and release the water. The wet paper is then pressed between a series of rolls and finally dried with hot rolls. Large rolls of paper – the width of a city street and weighing many tonnes – are produced and then trimmed into smaller sizes to meet the needs of customers.

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Catalyst Paper Corporation 3600 Lysander Lane, 2nd Floor Richmond, British Columbia Canada V7B 1C3 T 604-247-4400 F 604-247-0512

Catalyst Paper (USA) Inc. 2101 4th Avenue, Suite 1950 Seattle, Washington USA 98121 T 206-838-2070 F 206-838-2071

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April 2011